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Mr. Amrani participated in the event alongside NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, Javier Colomina, and former Portuguese Secretary of State for Defense and Chair of NATO’s Southern Neighborhood Think Tank, Ana Santos Pinto.
During this platform, the Moroccan diplomat highlighted the history of the partnership between Morocco and NATO, stressing that “since the launch of the Mediterranean Dialogue, the Kingdom has always strived, as a pioneer, to build a mutually beneficial collaboration with the Alliance, to jointly respond to cross-cutting issues and shared threats.”
“This relationship is in line with the principles of collective and indivisible security, which are fundamental to responding to current security challenges,” the diplomat said.
In this sense, Youssef Amrani highlighted “the need to strengthen and enhance political dialogue between NATO and its southern partners”, specifying that a strong and coherent political dialogue is crucial to promote mutual understanding and establish practical cooperation based on trust.
A requirement that is all the more marked, the ambassador stressed, as “the emergence of new security challenges calls more than ever for an integrated and global approach.”
He advocated “more constructive, open and regular discussions with the South in order to establish more assertive dynamics in interaction with partners on the Mediterranean flank”. An approach that the ambassador considers “necessary to improve” in order to fully meet the ambitions and priorities of the partner countries of the Mediterranean dialogue while seizing the multiple opportunities that arise.
The Atlantic constitutes a strong vector to boost international cooperation with all partners, he stressed, notably thanks to “the vision of the Kingdom which reconfigures the African Atlantic space in a transversal way, bringing major changes in the geopolitical realities of the region”, he maintained.
The diplomat dwelt at length on the Atlantic Vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, presenting the eminently humanist, pragmatic and united essence of this approach which presides over Moroccan commitments in the region to build a corridor of shared development and prosperity.
“Peace and security are prerequisites for development and progress,” the ambassador stressed, adding that “it is not a question of dissociating human objectives from their security basis,” while specifying “that it is necessary to maintain a holistic approach that enriches all the national, regional and international commitments that abound in the Atlantic area.”
This approach of complementarity and arrangement of international efforts is at the heart of the Royal Vision which connects the aspirations of African citizens with strategies focused on integration, sharing and solidarity, indicated Mr. Amrani.
A widely shared appreciation which echoed the call to further promote partnership with the South, particularly within the framework of the Mediterranean dialogue, the ambassador concluded.
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